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CXUS52 KEYW 010545
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST, FL
143 AM EDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE KEY WEST CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   09/03/2007
                        09/02/1956
                        09/01/1956
 LOW               69   09/17/1985
                        09/30/1945
                        09/02/1898
HIGHEST            90   09/12        MM      MM       92  09/16
                                                          09/13
LOWEST             73   09/21        MM      MM       74  09/27
AVG. MAXIMUM     86.6              87.9    -1.3     89.2
AVG. MINIMUM     77.8              78.5    -0.7     80.7
MEAN             82.2              83.2    -1.0     84.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               4.3    -3.3       11
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.45   1963
 MINIMUM         1.71   1961
TOTALS           5.53              6.71   -1.18     7.30
DAILY AVG.       0.18              0.22   -0.04     0.24
DAYS >= .01        15              16.2    -1.2       11
DAYS >= .10        10              10.5    -0.5       10
DAYS >= .50         5               3.8     1.2        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.7    -0.7        2

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   09/30 TO 09/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     525               546     -21      604
 SINCE 1/1       3851              3735     116     4061
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/160    DATE  09/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    30/130    DATE  09/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     78

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      11
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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